National TheatreReviewLyttelton, London
Twelve bickering, bantering women must determine an accused murderer’s pregnancy claim in this admirable drama The Welkin is a courtroom drama that sets itself up as a winking feminist twist on Twelve Angry Men. Here, the courtroom is made up of bickering, bantering women who must decide the outcome of a heinous crime in 18th-century Suffolk.
A child has been murdered and an openly unfaithful wife, Sally Poppy, is sentenced to hang on the testimony of her cuckolded husband. Read More...
Miaow, that’s what I call a good character … the Cheshire Cat, as visualised in the National Theatre’s production wonder.landMiaow, that’s what I call a good character … the Cheshire Cat, as visualised in the National Theatre’s production wonder.landTop 10sFictionFrom riddlers to reincarnated geniuses and fine artists, author Lynne Truss selects fictional felines who show why it’s worth risking one’s reputation to write about them
A couple of months after I took up my post as literary editor of the Listener in the autumn of 1986, I decided to write a review for the Christmas double issue: a review of two books about cats. Read More...
Georgia This article is more than 8 years oldGeorgia principal blames racial remarks at graduation event on 'the devil'This article is more than 8 years oldNancy Gordeuk says ‘the devil was in the house’ when she commented about only ‘the black people’ leaving during a graduation ceremony
A high school principal has sparked even more confusion after she tried to explain a racially charged comment she made during a graduation ceremony by saying it was prompted by the devil. Read More...